Croxley Green: A Tale of Two Stations

Croxley Green in Hertfordshire is served by the London Underground's Metropolitan line, and for many years it was also connected to the national rail network via a branch line to Watford Junction.

Although Croxley Met is still going strong, the village's other station has long since closed and, along with the rest of the short branch, it now lies in a very dilapidated state...

Between then, the two Croxley stations have an interesting tale to tell, and in this video, I'd like to share their history with you!

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
01:59 The Watford & Rickmansworth Railway
05:01 The First Croxley Green Station
09:01 The Metropolitan Railway Arrives
14:59 The End of Croxley's First Station
18:07 The Croxley Rail Link?
19:19 Outro

Here is a link to the report outlining the various proposals for an alternative to the Croxley Rail link... what do you make of them? Please be sure to let me know in the comments!
https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/medi...

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Disclaimer:
The disused Watford to Croxley Green railway branch is private property meaning any unauthorised attempt at access is strictly prohibited.
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Credits:

In researching this video, the following websites have been extremely useful, and I would highly recommend visiting them if you'd like to learn more about Croxley Green's history:

croxleygreenhistory.co.uk

ourwatfordhistory.org.uk

disused-stations.org.uk

trmt.org.uk (Three Rivers Museum)
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Images:

Croxley Green Disused Track: Nigel Cox (Creative Commons)

Historical maps: The National Library of Scotland

Moor Park Golf Club: Google

Uxbridge Vine Street Station: disused-stations.org.uk

Goods Train on Croxley Moor: Three Rivers Museum

Dickinson's Paper Mill: croxleygreenhistory.co.uk

Watford Fire Station: ourwatfordhistory.org.uk

Oerlikon Stock: John Mann Collection

British Rail Class 313: Falk2 (Creative Commons)

1938 Tube Stock Footage:    / watchv=npsx7ufgp80  
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Music used in this video:

Sailor's Song (Joel Cummins)

English Country Garden (Aaron Kenny)

Dark Hallway (Kevin MacLeod)

Darktown Strutters Ball (E's Jammy Jams)

Beneath the Moonlight (Aaron Kenny)

Ether Oar (The Whole Other)

A Brand New Start (TrackTribe)
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